Bell v. Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co.
Plaintiff: Linda Bell
Defendant: Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co.
Case Number: 1:2025cv03340
Filed: October 22, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Timothy P O'Hara
Referring Judge: Regina M Rodriguez
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 25 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery Cutoff: December 31, 2026; Dispositive Motion Notice Deadline: January 11, 2027; Affirmative Experts Deadline: October 30, 2026; Rebuttal Experts Deadline: November 30, 2026. The Parties shall file a Joint Status Report on May 15, 2026. By Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara on 1/26/2026. (ggill, )
January 21, 2026 Filing 24 MINUTE ENTRY for Scheduling Conference held on 1/21/2026 before Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara. FTR: C402. (jtorr, )
January 15, 2026 Filing 22 NOTICE of Plaintiff Domicile by Plaintiff Linda Bell (Pederson, Jeffrey)
January 14, 2026 Filing 21 Proposed Scheduling Order by Plaintiff Linda Bell. (Pederson, Jeffrey)
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of Local Civ. R. 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions, and (5) pursuant to Local Civ. R. 16.6 and at the discretion of the Magistrate Judge, convene such early neutral evaluation and/or settlement conferences and direct related procedures as may facilitate resolution of this case without the necessity of a motion or prior authorization of the undersigned. SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 1/6/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrja)
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to the Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent form [ECF #18 ] filed by the Parties expressing non-consent under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c), the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to reassign this case under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(a). This Court may continue on the case to hear matters referred by the district judge under 28 U.S.C. 636(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1(c). by Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara on 1/6/2026. (Case randomly reassigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 25-cv-3340-RMR). (amona,)
January 5, 2026 Filing 18 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Defendant Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co. All parties do not consent.. (Verghese, Tristan)
November 19, 2025 Filing 17 ANSWER to Complaint by Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co..(Verghese, Tristan)
November 17, 2025 Filing 16 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Tristan Verghese by Tristan T. Verghese on behalf of Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co.Attorney Tristan T. Verghese added to party Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co.(pty:dft) (Verghese, Tristan)
October 28, 2025 Filing 15 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: #13 Notice of Entry of Appearance filed by attorney Jeffrey Pederson. Attorney has used an incorrect signature format in violation of D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 4.3(a) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. In the future, the filer must affix an electronic s/signature and s/followed by a typed, not an inked, signature to all future documents. (Text Only Entry) (ggill, )
October 28, 2025 Filing 14 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to Answer or Respond to the Complaint by Defendant Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co... (Marks, Jesse)
October 28, 2025 Filing 13 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Jeffrey Pederson by Jeffrey D. Pederson on behalf of Linda BellAttorney Jeffrey D. Pederson added to party Linda Bell(pty:pla) (Pederson, Jeffrey)
October 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara on 10/27/2025. The above captioned case has been directly assigned to Magistrate Judge OHara pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1. The Parties shall complete and file the Magistrate Judge Consent Form [ECF #11 ] on or before January 7, 2026. The Court will hold the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference on January 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom C- 402, on the fourth floor of the Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse located at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, 80294. It will be an in person proceeding. No later than seven days before the Scheduling Conference, the Parties shall (1) file their Proposed Scheduling Order onto the case docket sheet and (2) submit the proposed Scheduling Order in Word format by joint email, copying all Parties, to Chambers at #o'[email protected]. (ggill, )
October 23, 2025 Filing 11 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (norlin, )
October 23, 2025 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM RETURNING CASE. Case randomly reassigned to Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara for all further proceedings. Judge R. Brooke Jackson is no longer assigned to case. (norlin, )
October 23, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE - State Court Docket Sheet by Defendant Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co. (Marks, Jesse)
October 23, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE re #1 Notice of Removal, by Defendant Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Notice of Removal - State Court Complaint and Jury Demand, #2 Exhibit A to Notice of Removal - State Court Summons to Defendant, #3 Exhibit A to Notice of Removal - State Court Plaintiff's Certificate of Review)(Marks, Jesse)
October 23, 2025 Filing 7 FIRST AND FINAL NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEY(S) AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES IN REMOVED, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHER CASES. To receive any further notice in a case removed or transferred to this court, or special matters including discovery disputes, bankruptcy appeals, or withdrawals of reference, Multi-district litigation (MDL), etc., all attorneys and unrepresented parties must enter an appearance under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(a). An attorney must be an active member of this court's bar and be in good standing in accordance with D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3. A waiver of the fee for bar admission may apply in limited situations. (Text Only Entry) (echa, )
October 23, 2025 Filing 6 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (echa, )
October 23, 2025 Filing 5 ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE to filer of non-compliance with Notice of Removal case opening procedures. Pursuant to Local Rule D.C.COLO.LCivR 81.1, and 28 U.S.C. Section 1446a, each of the state court documents shall be individual PDFs. See Appendix B Notice of Removal in the User Guide - Attorney Case Opening Procedures document. (Text Only Entry.) (echa, )
October 23, 2025 Filing 4 Case assigned to Judge R. Brooke Jackson and drawn to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. Text Only Entry. (echa, )
October 22, 2025 Filing 3 Exhibits in Support of Notice of Removal by Defendant Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company. (Marks, Jesse)
October 22, 2025 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent Kuvare US Holdings, Inc. for Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company. (Marks, Jesse)
October 22, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company from Jefferson County District Court of Colorado, Case Number 2025CV031430. (Filing fee $ 405, Receipt Number ACODC-10624213), filed by Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Marks, Jesse)

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Plaintiff: Linda Bell
Represented By: Jeffrey D. Pederson
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Defendant: Guaranty Income Life Insurance Co.
Represented By: Jesse Long Marks
Represented By: Tristan T. Verghese
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